Carpentarian rock rat

Zyzomys palatalis

Blamed on cats

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Very high

IUCN claim: “Predation by feral cats may be a threat ”

Studies in support

No studies

Studies not in support

No studies

Is the threat claim evidence-based?

There are no studies linking cats to Carpentarian rock rats.

Evidence linking Zyzomys palatalis to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Zyzomys palatalis and cats. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline of Zyzomys palatalis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.
Evidence linking Zyzomys palatalis to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Zyzomys palatalis and cats. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline of Zyzomys palatalis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.

References

Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions. Conservation Biology

EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).

IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023